Shubhman Gill has become the youngest player to score 4000 runs in IPL. At the age of 26, he broke Virat Kohli’s record. He led Gujarat to victory by scoring a half-century against Lucknow, taking the team to 5th position in the points table.
Lucknow: Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill has created a new record in IPL history. He has now become the youngest player to cross the 4000 run mark in IPL. He achieved this feat in the match against Lucknow Super Giants.
Become ‘King’ by breaking Virat Kohli’s record
Shubhman Gill achieved this feat at the age of 26 years and 216 days. With this he broke the record of Team India’s star player Virat Kohli. Kohli achieved this milestone in 2016 at the age of 27 years and 195 days while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Now this record is in the name of Gill.
In this match, Gill not only made a record but also led his team to victory. Chasing the target given by Lucknow, Gujarat registered a spectacular victory by 7 wickets. Captain Gill played a brilliant inning of 56 runs in 40 balls, which included six fours and a six. He completed his fifty in just 36 balls. After Gill’s dismissal, Washington Sundar and Rahul Tewatia took the team to victory with 8 balls remaining. Before this, no batsman from the Lucknow team could play a big innings. Aiden Markram was the team’s top scorer by scoring 30 runs in 21 balls.
Gujarat Titans reached fifth position in the points table
With this spectacular win over Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans team has reached fifth position in the points table. Gujarat has won 2 and lost 2 in 4 matches so far, and has 4 points. At the same time, after losing to Gujarat, Lucknow team has slipped to sixth position. Lucknow also has 4 points from 4 matches, but Gujarat is ahead of them due to better net run rate.